(8 September 1940 / Brooklyn, New York)

poet Jack Prelutsky
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Dora Diller

'My stomach's full of butterflies!'
lamented Dora Diller.
Her mother sighed. 'That's no surprise,
you ate a caterpillar!'

Submitted: Monday, January 20, 2003
Edited: Thursday, May 12, 2011


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  • Vanessa Hughes (5/12/2011 2:27:00 AM)

    Really loved this, made me giggle x

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  • Peter James Davidson (3/13/2008 9:44:00 AM)

    lol.... awesome!

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